And the real kick in the butt is they had it on sale a couple of months back for $200. I haven't taken mine out of the box yet glad you mentioned the propblem

Ahhhh geeez I know, it's on sale for $229 now. (actually I paid $275 + tax). But anyways, I would get yours out of the box and test it make sure it runs ok. Weird thing is, problems didn't show up till now, but I only used it very little.

Yeah well that happens to me after everything is finished ,sceniced painted etc. then it decides to take a dump. I had to do a double take when I checked Walthers online catalog one day and saw it for $199.99

I liked it but wasn't going to pay the price for one until I saw it on sale maybe know I know why.......

Just my 2 cents worth, I spent the rest on trains.
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